Carlos Alcaraz will participate in Paris-Bercy Masters 1000 It will start on Monday, October 30th and where He will meet with Novak Djokovic He returned to the circuit after winning the US Open. The two tennis players will be the top seeds in a tournament that will determine the final spots for the ATP Finals in Turin a week later (November 12-19).
The world’s number 2 Murcian tennis player did not play in the Basel tournament this week due to injury. back and foot problems. Alcaraz played his last match in the round of 16 of Shanghai Masters 1000 two weeks ago, losing to Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov.
“I have good news, I feel better every dayI will be playing in Paris-Bercy and will be in Turin for the ATP final. “I can’t wait to end the year on a high note,” he wrote on his Rune (6-3, 6-6), before failing to play in his first-ever ATP Finals. His absence did not prevent him from finishing the year as world No. 1 for the first time in his career.
fight for number 1
Acord Arena in Paris will be experienced The reunification of Alcaraz and Djokovic In the last final played 71 days ago in Cincinnati, the Serbian tennis player, who is currently number 1, won the final 5-7, 7-6 (7) and 7-6 (4). The fast court of the Paris tournament will serve as a test for the tennis player from El Palmar ahead of the ATP Finals, a match where the world number 1 will be at stake at the end of the season.
Currently, Djokovic is the leader with 11,045 points, ahead of Alcaraz with 8,805 points. In these two tournaments, the Serbian tennis player defends the title he won in Turin last year (1,500 points) and the final in Paris (600 points), while Alcaraz defends only the Paris quarter-final (180 points).